SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday morning provided an update on Starlink, the company’s constellation of satellites for internet serving rural customers. Musk said there are now 1,469 Starlink satellites active, with 272 “moving to operational orbits” at the moment. He also added, “laser links activate soon.” The latest Starlink satellites have optical laser links, […]

Tesla released its Q4 2021 Safety Report today, detailing customers driving with Autopilot recorded one crash for every 4.31 million miles driven, an improvement year-over-year (via @SawyerMerritt). “In the 4th quarter, we recorded one crash for every 4.31 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology (Autosteer and active safety features). For drivers […]

We’ve recently seen hints of Tesla possibly starting production soon at its Gigafactories in Texas and Berlin, and now the latest report says the latter could happen before the end of the month. According to Gary Black, Managing Partner, The Future Fund, he said on Friday morning, “sources tell me [Tesla] pushing hard to begin […]

Image credit: @chrysto After seeing a glimpse of the new Tesla Millenia Walk store in Singapore last month, the automaker’s first dedicated retail location is set to open in the island nation-state in less than two hours, at 11am SGT on January 15, 2022. The new showroom currently has two Model 3 vehicles parked inside […]

Japanese automotive giant Honda Motor Co. Ltd. will be partnering with LG Energy Solution (LGES), LG Chem’s battery subsidiary, on a joint venture for battery production in the U.S. that could cost up to $3.4 billion USD — reports Automotive News. The news comes from South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper and is based on a […]

According to Automotive News, electric vehicle (EV) startup Bollinger Motors has announced it will be delaying its all-electric B1 SUV and B2 pickup truck indefinitely. The company will instead shift focus from consumer vehicles to the commercial EV fleet business, developing the Chass-E — an electric chassis to serve as a foundation for fleet vehicles, for […]

After Transport Canada said it was gathering information on complaints about Tesla heat pump failures, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the U.S. now says it is similarly doing the same, reports Reuters. The NHTSA said it was in discussions with Tesla and “is aware of the issue and is continuing to gather […]

One of the biggest feature requests from Tesla owners is for their vehicles to support Apple Music, or even run CarPlay from the iPhone maker. While Apple Music may be a possibility given other music services such as Tidal and Spotify are supported, CarPlay in a Tesla may be slim to none, considering the automaker […]

In order to see how many Model Y units Gigafactory Shanghai can produce in about ten minutes, one curious drone owner took to the skies this week to capture them coming out of the factory. Wu Wa shared 4K drone footage highlighting 10 minutes of Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai as it outputs a number of Model […]

Tesla is expected to add many improvements to its recently-released V11 software and user interface, according to Tesla Head Elon Musk. Following a Teslarati story that was shared on Thursday depicting a supposedly improved concept for Tesla’s V11 user interface, Musk responded, apparently emphasizing how the car should know what to do already without the […]

A new filing revealed that Tesla was granted permission to produce 2,000 Model Y bodies at Gigafactory Berlin, and since then, several Model Y units have been spotted coming and going at the Grünheide factory. A number of Tesla Model Y Performance compact crossover SUVs were spotted on Friday at Gigafactory Berlin, as seen in […]

As Lunar New Year celebrations approach in China, Tesla has revealed a premium charging package through its site for those who are planning to travel for the holiday. Tesla has unveiled a Supercharging New Year Gift Package in China, priced at ¥426 ($67 USD) and offering unlimited mileage and Supercharging (via @42how_). The package runs […]

The creator of the Tesla Model Pi smartphone concept has shared a new teaser, revealing some added features to the concept. ADR Studios shared a new teaser with Tesla North for the previously-reported Tesla Model Pi smartphone concept, depicting a virtual unboxing of the phone, which is also shown to include a pair of boxy, […]

The Tesla Model Y became China’s best-selling electric SUV in 2021, and one Tesla enthusiast has recently pointed out a few new additions to the electric vehicle’s (EV’s) trunk, according to the owner’s manual. Tesla’s Shanghai-built Model Y owner’s manual now shows the addition of four hooks to secure loose items in the trunk, as […]

It appears Tesla is ready to launch its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, based on code found on its website. According to Tesla enthusiast and computer science student @Tesla_Adri, he spotted on the Tesla website’s source code, mention of “New Performance Trim Launch in Berlin.” But the major new addition is the fact it notes the […]